Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ars2458 
I am 30 years old, so most of my music comes from the last two decades. I am going through album by album listening to the top overall albums and rating them as I go.
- Chart updated: 04/22/2019 14:15
- (Created: 06/12/2013 22:19).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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2005
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23,080
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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2007
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51,117
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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2007
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12,923
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2015]
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2015
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18,385
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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2000
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51,355
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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1997
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76,742
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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2010
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11,621
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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2009
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6,273
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2013]
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2008
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11,322
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2018]
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2017
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4,556
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 45 | 45% | |
| 2010s | 37 | 37% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 7 | 7% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 6 | 6% | |
| The National | 5 | 5% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| Coldplay | 3 | 3% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 3 | 3% | |
| Bon Iver | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 18 from 53rd to 71st Flying Microtonal Banana by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |
| Down 1 from 40th to 41st Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens |
| Down 1 from 41st to 42nd Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective |
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 Nonagon Infinityby King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |
| Leavers |
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 The Number Of The Beastby Iron Maiden |
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84/100 (from 44 votes)
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85/100  | 03/25/2021 08:43 |  Purplepash | | 88/100 |
85/100 | 03/30/2020 09:52 |  ForegroundNoise | | 87/100 |
75/100 | 03/29/2020 06:53 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 03/29/2020 06:44 |  micah88800 | | 93/100 |
100/100 | 03/29/2020 01:33 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
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85/100
From ForegroundNoise 03/30/2020 09:54
ForegroundNoise 03/30/2020 09:54
Appreciate the acknowledgement of your own listening tendencies, and your efforts to rectify them!! Really like some of the modern hidden gems you've got here, am looking forward to seeing this once you take a deeper dive into the 20th century underground!
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95/100
From micah88800 03/29/2020 06:45
micah88800 03/29/2020 06:45
I love when I find someone with the same musical interests as me. I have tendency to dive more into the 90s,80s, and 70s more than you, but our core taste appears to be similar. Great list.
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From Coleh 11/22/2018 21:36
This list is terrific. Really great blend of newer and older stuff. People forget that these lists are subjective. It's nice to see The Antlers getting some love. They're criminally underrated. Ok, cool. Hook 'Em \m/
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80/100
From PeterSmith 08/07/2018 20:29
I like this chart and appreciate you are only getting round to listen to lots of older stuff and using this site to help direct you. I kinda switched off from music in the 90s and stuck with the older stuff, so I am doing the opposite of you. Stuff like Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Interpol, Muse, The Strokes, The White Stripes - these are all new to me and I'm loving them.
Didn't see Flaming Lips in there - thought you might have been big on them given some of your other choices. Try Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. You might also have missed In The Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel.Only got both in last couple of years and they are great.
Keep trying out the older stuff - if like me it takes a good few listens and probably a few years for the new stuff you listen to to get into your heart and shift some of the stuff you've always known - but it is worth it.
Try from the 70's Neil Young's Harvest. And not convinced it's your cup of tea but do give Ziggy Stardust a listen.
Keep rockin
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85/100
From Lgk21 06/24/2018 16:42
While I'd personally like to see some more variety simply because based on the tastes you demonstrate there is a lot of older stuff out there you would really like, but at the same time this is a very strong collection of albums, which I appreciate.
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70/100
From 
Boltzmann 04/05/2018 13:55
Boltzmann 04/05/2018 13:55
I don’t care if your chart is all zeroes, but the lack of variation in genres is really astounding.
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75/100
From Ulf 04/05/2018 08:26
Very nice modern but you should totally try to get into older stuff. Im 16 and i love Pink Floyd and beatles and so on.
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85/100
From thereckoner 04/05/2018 08:15
Great chart of modern bangers. Illinois is the #1 album since 2000, so for that alone I have to score you well :)
Look forward to seeing this develop if you're working through the top 100 on the site - I expect some older stuff will start filtering in!
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85/100
From ForegroundNoise 02/17/2018 12:08
ForegroundNoise 02/17/2018 12:08
Got directed here through your review of Revolver, which I agreed with despite it being an unpopular opinion. Not sure I understand your rating system but looking forward for the finished chart!
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75/100
From 
LedZep 06/15/2017 11:25
LedZep 06/15/2017 11:25
It's a very good list of the modern classics. I like Illinois, and the chart that has Tool and Pearl Jam is an instant winner for me. I do find it a bit too common though, everyone has Radiohead as their top artist which is pretty boring for us who don't love them THAT much. But I gotta respect your taste, it's diverse and interesting
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| Best Artists of 1960 | |
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| 1. John Coltrane | |
| 2. Miles Davis | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Joan Baez | |
| 7. Max Roach | |
| 8. The Everly Brothers | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. Wes Montgomery | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Bill Evans | |
| 13. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 14. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. John Lee Hooker | |
| 17. Eddie Cochran | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Bo Diddley | |
| 20. Olatunji |